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FZNT25 KNHC 230306
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1106 PM EDT FRI MAY 22 2026
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...
SOUTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN ATLANTIC TO
THE NORTHERN GULF WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH LATE MON, THEN
WEAKEN INTO MIDWEEK. THE RELATED PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN
A GENTLE TO MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW THROUGH EARLY
SUN, EXCEPT FOR LIGHT TO GENTLE SOUTHEAST WINDS W OF ABOUT 94W
SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE AS A WEAK TROUGH DEVELOPS OFF THE TEXAS
COAST. WINDS THEN GENERALLY BECOME SOUTHEAST AT GENTLE TO
MODERATE SPEEDS ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH MIDWEEK, WITH SLIGHT TO
MODERATE SEAS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FRESH TO STRONG WINDS
PULSING OFF NW YUCATAN FROM THE LATE AFTERNOONS AND INTO THE
NIGHT TIME HOURS DUE TO LOCAL EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH A THERMAL
TROUGH. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, SOME
POSSIBLY STRONG, ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN
GULF THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK. MARINERS SHOULD
KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS.
OVERNIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING, SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED E OF THE BAHAMAS NEAR 32N58W
DOMINATES THE FORECAST REGION. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES WILL PULSE
NORTH OF HISPANIOLA DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS GOING INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE WESTERN PART OF A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL
PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE AREA FROM SUN
AFTERNOON INTO MON BEFORE STALLING NEAR 26N, THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN,
DISSIPATING ON TUE. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS ALONG WITH
MODERATE SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT, SUBSIDING LATE TUE.
ELSEWHERE, TRADES ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE OVER MOST OF THE
WESTERN HALF OF THE AREA STARTING MON, INCLUDING THE WATERS
BETWEEN CUBA AND THE BAHAMAS AS WELL AS THE ENTRANCE TO THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE AS SLIGHTLY STRONGER HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
NORTH-CENTRAL ATLANTIC SHIFTS EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD LEADING TO A
TIGHTER PRESSURE GRADIENT.
OVERNIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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